covid

12th Feb

Manchester's Chinese community celebrates New Year in new ways during a time of Covid

As we approach one year of living with coronavirus, festivals – religious and ceremonious alike - have had to adapt to the everchanging government...

10th Feb

| By Rory Gannon

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'We've never had democracy': Myanmar student says military coup leaves her home country feeling 'like North Korea'

A Myanmar student based in Manchester has expressed concern for her country as a military coup sweeps the nation. Lilly Oo, originally from Myanmar...

20th Jan

| By Connie Enzler

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Teachers: the key workers left behind in the Covid-19 government vaccine roll-out

School teachers and staff are concerned over safety in schools and believe they should be higher on the government’s vaccination priority list....

17th Jan

| By Rory Gannon

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'I'm happy I got it!' Manchester residents start to receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Manchester residents have started to get the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine as the country remains in its third period of lockdown. As the UK...

31st Oct

| By Jess Stoddard

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HOME Manchester launches campaign to highlight costs of running theatre

HOME Manchester launched its 'empty seat campaign' to highlight the cost of running a venue when not at full capacity. The theatre...

Wagon full of pumpkins at Dunham pumpkin Patch

28th Oct

| By Niamh O'Connell

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Pumpkin patches rise in popularity after traditional Halloween activities are cancelled

The cancelling of traditional Halloween activities this year has led to people embracing the outdoors by visiting pumpkin patches - a...

28th Oct

| By Georgina Randall

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Lockdown on the streets of Manchester: how the homeless are risking their health for safety

Sat with a coffee and some hand-rolled cigarettes, David Chapman spoke candidly to the Northern Quota about the trials of enduring a pandemic with no...